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Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/cresta-view/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 8BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£253,484
67 sales
Price range
£170k – £359k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
DH5 8BY

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At a glance

House prices£290k average76% above the Houghton Le Spring average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 31 min walkSeaham station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% leaseholdAcross 70 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

67 property sales on Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £256,148. That is 76% above the Houghton Le Spring average of £164,548 over the same period. 20 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 15 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% detached, 3% semi-detached, 1% flat. Recorded sale prices on Cresta View range from £169,950 to £359,000. 6% of homes sold here were freehold and 94% leasehold. Of 102 streets in Houghton Le Spring with at least two sales in the last year, Cresta View ranks 3rd for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Cresta View compared

Cresta View£290,000
DH5 postcode area£159,237
Houghton Le Spring£164,548
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DH5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £246,344 (33 sales)2016£246k2017: £250,686 (11 sales)2017£251k2019: £249,000 (3 sales)2019£249k2020: £258,333 (3 sales)2020£258k2021: £249,200 (5 sales)2021£249k2022: £265,167 (3 sales)2022£265k2023: £315,750 (2 sales)2023£316k2024: £299,500 (2 sales)2024£300k2025: £238,125 (4 sales)2025£238k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 6% freehold and 94% leasehold across 70 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached64£256,1488 May 2026
Semi-detached2£187,47527 Mar 2025
Flat1£214,95016 Dec 2016

Sold prices on Cresta View

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Cresta View DH5 8BY 8 May 2026£350,000 DetachedLeasehold
27, Cresta View DH5 8BY 5 Dec 2025£182,500 DetachedLeasehold
8, Cresta View DH5 8BY 4 Nov 2025£337,500 DetachedFreehold
29, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Mar 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
44, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Mar 2025£232,500 DetachedLeasehold
39, Cresta View DH5 8BY 7 Jun 2024£345,000 DetachedLeasehold
60, Cresta View DH5 8BY 19 Apr 2024£254,000 DetachedLeasehold
60, Cresta View DH5 8BY 23 Feb 2024£260,000 DetachedLeasehold
25, Cresta View DH5 8BY 15 Dec 2023£272,500 DetachedLeasehold
22, Cresta View DH5 8BY 9 Aug 2023£2,000 OtherFreehold
64, Cresta View DH5 8BY 3 Feb 2023£359,000 DetachedLeasehold
47, Cresta View DH5 8BY 28 Oct 2022£278,000 DetachedLeasehold
48, Cresta View DH5 8BY 1 Aug 2022£262,500 DetachedLeasehold
38, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Jan 2022£255,000 DetachedLeasehold
4, Cresta View DH5 8BY 3 Nov 2021£183,000 DetachedLeasehold
23, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Sep 2021£333,000 DetachedLeasehold
40, Cresta View DH5 8BY 17 Sep 2021£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
28, Cresta View DH5 8BY 21 Jul 2021£181,000 DetachedLeasehold
36, Cresta View DH5 8BY 29 Jan 2021£274,000 DetachedLeasehold
19, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Nov 2020£338,000 DetachedLeasehold
26A, Cresta View DH5 8BY 13 Nov 2020£170,000 DetachedLeasehold
25, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Jan 2020£267,000 DetachedLeasehold
56, Cresta View DH5 8BY 28 May 2019£235,000 DetachedLeasehold
14, Cresta View DH5 8BY 24 May 2019£280,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Cresta View DH5 8BY 18 Jan 2019£232,000 DetachedLeasehold
8, Cresta View DH5 8BY 8 Jan 2019£3,750 OtherFreehold
55, Cresta View DH5 8BY 3 Nov 2017£253,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, Cresta View DH5 8BY 29 Sep 2017£169,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
40, Cresta View DH5 8BY 21 Aug 2017£269,950 DetachedLeasehold
9, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Jun 2017£209,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
11, Cresta View DH5 8BY 9 Jun 2017£174,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
10, Cresta View DH5 8BY 7 Jun 2017£209,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
16, Cresta View DH5 8BY 26 May 2017£339,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
63, Cresta View DH5 8BY 28 Apr 2017£279,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
6, Cresta View DH5 8BY 13 Apr 2017£214,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
17, Cresta View DH5 8BY 31 Mar 2017£339,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
18, Cresta View DH5 8BY 31 Mar 2017£294,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
29, Cresta View DH5 8BY 21 Dec 2016£174,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
26A, Cresta View DH5 8BY 16 Dec 2016£174,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
5, Cresta View DH5 8BY 16 Dec 2016£214,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
64, Cresta View DH5 8BY 16 Dec 2016£279,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
4, Cresta View DH5 8BY 9 Dec 2016£174,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
15, Cresta View DH5 8BY 1 Dec 2016£269,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
14, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Nov 2016£264,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
19, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Nov 2016£337,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
8, Cresta View DH5 8BY 28 Oct 2016£264,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
27, Cresta View DH5 8BY 27 Oct 2016£179,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
20, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Sep 2016£349,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
7, Cresta View DH5 8BY 30 Sep 2016£259,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
21, Cresta View DH5 8BY 26 Sep 2016£329,950 Detached New buildLeasehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
39, Cresta View £345,000 (Jun 2024) → £350,000 (May 2026) +1%
over 2 yrs
27, Cresta View £179,950 (Oct 2016) → £182,500 (Dec 2025) +1%
over 9 yrs
8, Cresta View £264,950 (Oct 2016) → £3,750 (Jan 2019) → £337,500 (Nov 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
29, Cresta View £174,950 (Dec 2016) → £200,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 8 yrs
44, Cresta View £219,950 (May 2016) → £232,500 (Mar 2025) +6%
over 9 yrs
60, Cresta View £260,000 (Feb 2024) → £254,000 (Apr 2024) -2%
over under a year
25, Cresta View £234,950 (Jun 2016) → £267,000 (Jan 2020) → £272,500 (Dec 2023) +16%
over 7 yrs
22, Cresta View £299,950 (Sep 2016) → £2,000 (Aug 2023) -99%
over 7 yrs
64, Cresta View £279,950 (Dec 2016) → £359,000 (Feb 2023) +28%
over 6 yrs
47, Cresta View £239,950 (Aug 2016) → £278,000 (Oct 2022) +16%
over 6 yrs
48, Cresta View £219,950 (Jun 2016) → £262,500 (Aug 2022) +19%
over 6 yrs
4, Cresta View £174,950 (Dec 2016) → £183,000 (Nov 2021) +5%
over 5 yrs
23, Cresta View £289,950 (Aug 2016) → £333,000 (Sep 2021) +15%
over 5 yrs
40, Cresta View £234,950 (Jan 2016) → £269,950 (Aug 2017) → £275,000 (Sep 2021) +17%
over 6 yrs
28, Cresta View £184,950 (Jun 2016) → £181,000 (Jul 2021) -2%
over 5 yrs
36, Cresta View £244,950 (Jan 2016) → £274,000 (Jan 2021) +12%
over 5 yrs
19, Cresta View £337,950 (Nov 2016) → £338,000 (Nov 2020) +0%
over 4 yrs
26A, Cresta View £174,950 (Dec 2016) → £170,000 (Nov 2020) -3%
over 4 yrs
56, Cresta View £209,950 (Jan 2016) → £235,000 (May 2019) +12%
over 3 yrs
14, Cresta View £264,950 (Nov 2016) → £280,000 (May 2019) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cresta View

Crime

140 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cresta View in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour44
Violence & sexual offences34
Criminal damage & arson12
Burglary9
Other theft9
Vehicle crime8

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cresta View is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coast Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cresta View

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 134 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.6 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
East Rainton Primary School 101 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Seaham station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
  • Sunderland station 5.8 mi · 1 hr 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Houghton Road-Rainton Bank (NW-Bound, Houghton Road) 2 min walk
  • Gillas Lane East (SW-Bound, Gillas Lane East) 2 min walk
  • Gillas Lane East (NE-Bound, Gillas Lane East) 2 min walk
  • Houghton Road-The Bungalows (NW-Bound, Houghton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.1 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Houghton-le-Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Houghton Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.6 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Church Street Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Houghton Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.1%62.5%
Private rented6.0%20.3%
Social rented1.8%17.1%
Households649

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.7%64.1%
Aged 65+30.1%18.6%
Residents1,463

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Sunderland with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cresta View

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White98.1%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian68.4%53.2%
No religion24.9%39.5%
Not answered5.7%4.5%
Sikh0.4%0.3%
Muslim0.3%1.8%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.7%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.3%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above30.5%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%17.1%
No qualifications15%22.9%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%10.9%
Apprenticeship8.1%7.2%
Other qualifications2.6%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health44%43.1%
Good health34.9%33%
Fair health15.7%15.9%
Bad health4%6.1%
Very bad health1.4%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household39.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household35.6%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%6.1%
No cars or vans in household11.1%30.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Sunderland.

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